Schopenhauer's 'prescription' of how we should live without happiness, without suffering, and without desire because it only breeds trouble. It is reminiscent of the Buddhist belief of reaching a state of Nirvana and aligning one's self with the universal soul by only setting out to fulfill our Dharma's instead of regular human temptations. Only then will we reach a state of peace in ourselves. Only once we have lost everything can we appreciate them, because when we have what makes us happy it only fulfills us because it keeps us from being miserable (Vol 2. 320)
In poetry Schopenhauer says that it mirrors human life. The hero goes through many dangerous tasks and then once he completes them he finds happiness, but such happiness does not last because the feeling of victory will wear off. From what I read he feels music is the same. It offers a temporary calm for a person, but the true feeling of calm cannot last.
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